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COVID-19: Some ignored facts

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Based on the virus a number of vaccines targeting the spike protein were designed, tested in animal models and found to be quite promising against SARS and other coronavirus illnesses like Middle East respiratory syndrome. However, the continued study of the virus was shelved because of the lack of funding. Do Lockdowns Work?

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Zydus gets FDA approval for antibiotic drug azithromycin

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company stated that azithromycin tablets generated annual sales of $20m in the US. The vaccine, which generates the SARS-CoV-2 viral spike protein on administration, induces the immune system’s cellular and humoral arm-mediated immune response.

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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Pfizer will pay up to $45 million in development related milestone payments and up to $143 million if the vaccine hits early sales targets. OspA is one of the most dominant surface proteins expressed by the bacteria when present in the ticks that spread the disease.

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Arexvy Shows Strong Efficacy Over Three RSV Seasons in New Phase III Data

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The vaccine uses recombinant RSV glycoprotein F, stabilized in its prefusion conformation (RSVPreF3), along with GSK’s AS01E adjuvant to boost the immune response — the same adjuvant used in Shingrix, its shingles vaccine, but at a lower dose. This has reportedly led to a two-thirds drop in vaccine demand this season.

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PROTAC development gains momentum, but clinical performance is poor

Pharmaceutical Technology

Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are heterobifunctional molecules composed of two ligands joined by a linker, designed to degrade proteins by recruiting an E3 ligase to the target, resulting in its subsequent ubiquitylation and degradation by the proteosome. with Calquence, 16% with Imbruvica, NCT02477696).

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Cancer vaccines: providing the edge in oncology

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Closely related to this is the fact that global spending on oncology drugs reached $164 billion in 2020, with drug sales growing at a compound annual growth rate of 14.3% While therapeutic cancer vaccines are able to help the body identify particular proteins expressed by cancer cells and then to instigate an immune response.

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MeMed’s Sepsis Severity Test Gets FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

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Its the first FDA-cleared host-immune response assay for accurately distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections in just 15 minutes. MeMeds new Severity sepsis test also leverages advanced immunoassay technology to analyze specific host-response proteins to provide rapid, reliable results.